Chapter 49

He was at work, at his usual time, his usual charm, his usual smile. Yet there was something different about him that people around him did notice. There was a spark in his eyes that make him more handsome. He walked over to his desk and booted his laptop and started working as usual. He had a few messages on his machine and he didn’t bother to check them and proceeded with his work. He checked his email and there wasn’t anything important that needed immediate attention. He was busy working on something; he was interrupted by a knock on his cube and looked up. Couple of his colleagues were standing there and asked him to join them for their routine 11.00 AM coffee.

He couldn’t believe it was already eleven and indicated that he won’t be joining them today and continued on his work. His cell phone rang and he knew from the caller-id it was Bhatta. He picked it up and the conversation lasted for about ten minutes. Bhatta was very happy about him filling in at the last minute and spoke about the feedback regarding his presentations. Bhatta also mentioned that couple of them was wondering if Akshar could join them and work for them. Bhatta continued and went a little personal enquiring about the women he had met there and didn’t get any concrete answer from Akshar.

Bhatta’s questions had jogged his memory about the previous evening. He remembered how wonderful his conversations with her were and wondered if she was going to call him. He wondered what her background was, how long she owned a business, and from his conversations one thing he realized was that she was an excellent companion and was very fascinating. He remembered how she had looked and he realized he remembers more about her, actually everything about her, which he was surprised that he did and that thought, painted his face with a smile. Suddenly he realized that he did not know her name. He had spoken to her for at least two hours the previous evening, given her his number, he was a little angry at himself for not asking her name!